College of Arts and Sciences

Broncos showed up in a big way this Giving Day, and the Golden Bronco Challenge highlights the units that delivered their strongest performance yet. Here’s how the challenge works:

• The Golden Bronco Champion is awarded to the unit with the largest increase in unique donors compared to last year.
  • The winner gets $10,000 towards their unit and their name engraved on the Golden Bronco trophy.
• The next three units that achieved their highest unique‑donor totals in the last five years earn Runner‑Up awards of $4,000, $3,000, and $1,000.

Golden Bronco Champion 🥇

Intercollegiate Athletics

Award: $10,000 For achieving the largest year‑over‑year increase in unique donors and delivering their best Giving Day yet.

Golden Bronco Runner‑Up 🥈

College of Education and Human Development

Award: $4,000

Golden Bronco 3rd Place 🥉

College of Arts and Sciences

Award: $3,000

Golden Bronco 4th Place ⭐

College of Fine Arts

Award: $1,000

Bronco Fundraiser Champions 🐴

These standout fundraisers each earned $1,000 for the fund of their choice. Their outreach, enthusiasm, and Bronco spirit helped drive Giving Day forward in a big way.

• Ryan Seiler — $1,000
• Lance Taylor — $1,000
• Kaylynn Watkins — $1,000
• Elizabeth Isidro — $1,000
• Sarah Rasnake — $1,000

Thank you, Broncos, for showing up, giving back and making this a truly golden day.

Broncos showed up all day long, and these moments prove it. Here are some of the standout challenge winners from Giving Day:

💛 1903 Challenge To honor the year Western was founded, the 1,903rd donor unlocked $1,903 for the fund connected to their gift. 

Winner: John M. Carney Enrichment Awards for BFA Students in Photography

⚡ 2021 EmPOWERED Challenge Our 2,021st donor unlocked $2,021 to EmPOWER the college or unit associated with their gift. 

Winner: White Coat Program

🎫 3603 Donor Milestone Challenge The 3,603rd donor released $3,000 to their chosen college or unit—officially marking the largest number of donors on a Giving Day in WMU history. 

Winner: Medallions—Medallion Endowed Scholarship

Let's celebrate these winners. Broncos you truly made this Giving Day one to remember.

Right as the clock approached 11:59 PM, these five funds made their last‑minute gifts truly count and closed out Giving Day with a strong finish.

Congrats to our final‑hour winners🎉:

1. Department of Political Science
2. CEHD Young Leaders Scholarship
3. SkyBroncos Precision Flight Team
4. Men's Soccer
5. Sustainability/Green Initiatives Fund

Each of these end‑of‑day champs will receive $1,000 in bonus funds to boost their totals. What a way to wrap up an incredible day of giving.

Thank you, Broncos, for making it a truly golden day. ✨

Did you eat lunch yet? Because these 5 funds definitely ATE during Lunchtime Crunchtime. They had the most unique donors from 11am to 2pm. Congrats to our winners🎉:

1. CEHD Student Resilience Fund
2. SkyBroncos Precision Flight Team
3. Football
4. Volleyball
5. Softball 

Each of these midday champions will receive $1,000 in bonus funds to boost their Giving Day totals. Keep the momentum going, let's go Broncos! ✨

As soon as the clock struck 12 AM, Giving Day officially began and these funds were the first to receive an online gift.

1. Special Education and Literacy Studies
2. Softball
3. Office for Sustainability Executive Director's Discretionary ($500) and the International Student Emergency Fund ($500)
4. Football
5. The Dr. Benjamin C. Wilson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Each of these winners will receive $1,000 in bonus funds to boost their Giving Day totals. What a way to start the day off strong. 💛